Police security questionaire

Clanker

I have to fill in the police security questionaire after passing the Assessment Centre, my question is when i was a wee boy (19) I went AWOL (yes I know) and after giving myself in I was awarded 14 days detention by my CO, i am going to declare it on the form (Question 34) what i need to know is will this go against my application and how far do they delve into my military background not that i have anything else to declare just wondering if they might miss this on the checks.
Only resonable answer please

Old-Salt

No sure what details they are asking you for. If it is the 'Have you ever done anything you regret?' type question then I would declare it. You never quite know how deeply they will investigate your military service. A number of years exemplary service after your misdemeanour would see it get swept under the carpet but better to be honest rather than get found out at a later stage.

Old-Salt

Best to cough to it ...if you don't and it was found later, for example for further vetting, you would be in poo as it can be judged as gaining a pecunary advantage for getting a job. Police are really only concerned with assault or dishonesty cases during your Mil service as a rule. Normally they would ask for your conduct assessment on leaving the service ie exemplary, good etc so it would need to match up with what you have written. I take it you havent signed a piece of paper saying that you have declared all convictions,arrests etc to the best of your knowledge yet ?

Clanker

Thanks very much, I think the best policy is to declare it, the form is the orange security questionaire that i have filled out on a number of occasions whilst i was in.
The offences that i was involved in was in 1987 - 1990.